NetAfric, a web hosting company has set a daunting task to register one million subscribers in Nigeria within one year. The company recently introduced products such as web hosting, email accounts, data transfer bandwith to the business community, non-governmental organisations, professional bodies and individuals in Nigeria.

The company which is positioning itself to become one of the leading web hosting companies in Africa has started operations in Nigeria, and after attaining one million subscribers, they plan to introduce their services to other Africa countries such as Ghana, South Africa and the Gambia and Angola.

But is the one million subscriber mark really feasible? Is it a reasonable goal given the current economic recession?

While we are skeptical about NetAfric achieving this huge feat, it seems they have a definite strategy to achieve their target. NetAfrica has come up with a web hosting package that is uniquely different from other related products in the Nigeria IT market.

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United Bank for Africa, Africa’s Global Bank is pioneering a great initiative known as ‘UBA Growing Businesses’ for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Africa in partnership with EMPRETEC Nigeria Foundation. 

UBA Growing Businesses is a unique platform committed to supporting the development of Small and Medium Entreprises (SMEs) in Africa towards sustaining the generation of employment and creation of wealth. The project will empower SME’s across the African continent through access to finance, capacity and entrepreneurial skills development.

In a recent press release, the bank stated:

United Bank for Africa Plc in partnership with Empretec Nigeria Foundation; a United Nations Commission for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) affiliate based in Nigeria, will run series of training and personal entrepreneurial skills development workshops for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) operators in Nigeria and other parts of Africa.

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Since Dana Air announced their commencement of commercial flight operations on November 10, 2008, following the award of its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authorities, the new airline has proved that they can become Nigeria’s first new world carrier.

Dana Air was recently awarded Best ICT-Driven Airline of the year 2009 at the National ICT Merit Award (NIMA) held at the prestigious Eko Hotel & Suites on Thursday, April 9, 2009. NIMA is an annual ICT award organised by Technology Africa in recognition of individuals and organisations that are at the forefront of technology deployment and adoption in the country.

Why Was Dana Air Awarded Best ICT-Driven Airline?

According to Mr. Don Pedro Aganbi, Managing Consultant of Technology Africa:

Dana Air was chosen as the recipient of the Best ICT Driven Airline award, despite being a new entrant in the aviation industry, because of its early deployment of ICT solutions. The introduction of e-booking and payment services by the airline is proof of the airline’s commitment to passenger convenience and comfort, and deserves to be complimented.

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According to ITNewsAfrica.com,

ITNewsAfrica.com has introduced its new visual identity, which reflects the company’s growth and evolving business model.

The company’s new logo and brand is intended to encompass ITNewsAfrica.com’s growth and expansion, branching into the events and publishing arena on the back of its online successes.

The new look of the logo represents a company that is vibrant, innovative and positive, with an unwavering belief in Africa’s potential for growth, development and leadership, specifically in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

ITNewsAfrica.com remains committed to the reporting of news and promotion of opportunities in ICT on the African continent, and hopes that its new brand identity will successfully communicate its mission and values to a larger African audience.

The site has become one of the leading ICT News sites from Africa and tracks ICT news from Nigeria. It’ll be interesting to see what ITNewsAfrica’s business model would be. The company has been venturing into events these days and it seems that’s where they hope to make more money, as online advertising is suffering globally as a result of the economic recession.

Now in its seventh year, the Imagine Cup is a global student technology competition focused on finding solutions to real-world issues. The competition encourages the world’s most talented software designers, programmers, game developers, photographers and filmmakers to tackle the toughest problems facing the world today.

Since 2002, the Imagine Cup has been challenging the world’s brightest students to step up and make a difference. Over 200,000 technology students around the world including Nigeria competed in the 2008 competition. This year’s Imagine Cup challenges the world’s most talented students to “Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems facing us today.” 

Imagine Cup is the world’s premier student technology competition, whereby Microsoft encourages young people to apply their imagination, their passion, and their creativity to technology innovations that can make a difference in the world – today. The 2009 Worldwide Finals will be held in Cairo, Egypt in the summer of 2009.

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